Traditional names - too common?

[northernftm]

Is William too common these days?
I really like it but hate the idea that the whole class will be full of them.
What do you think?
Any suggestions for similar vibe names?
We like traditional sounding names, for example my nightmare names are things like Jaxon and Levi! So like, whatever is the opposite of those..?
Thanks!

Levi? WTF, what a strange example to use!

Levi is far, far older than William!

There are more names used nowadays so fewer kids with any one name.
( Except Oliver..)

My son had a William, a Levi and a Jaxon in his reception class.

As the Levi had very religious parents and knowing the (biblical) names of Levi’s siblings I would describe him as a “biblical Levi” not a “trendy Levi”.

I think if I was having a baby now, I'd be looking at names like your preferences. William is a great name.

Richard
Anthony
Martin
George
Roderick
Laurence
Erik
Granville (bit of a wildcard)
Michael

Daniel
Edward
Theodore
Harry
Matthew
Luke
Adam
Samuel
James
Jack
Patrick

FWIW, at DD’s school (Welsh Valleys school, not a very affluent area at all...not that it matters) there are multiple Williams but no Jaxons or Levis. As a pp said, Levi is a biblical name so I don’t see the correlation.

@EuphieKat

FWIW, at DD’s school (Welsh Valleys school, not a very affluent area at all...not that it matters) there are multiple Williams but no Jaxons or Levis. As a pp said, Levi is a biblical name so I don’t see the correlation.

Yep, biblical or not, used to work in schools, and the Levi's were always the super rough kids stabbing other kids, stealing etc. It had a bit of a moment amongst a certain demographic. The new ones fitting that are the Jaxons and Jax, Riots and Zaydens at the moment. Harsh but not untrue.